Beer Alert: New Imperial Red Ales and Holiday Stouts

American Craft Beer|December 21st, 2021|

(Courtesy Firestone Walker Brewing)

The holidays are here. And American craft brewers are addressing the season with a full slate of brewed wonders you’re gonna want have around.

Naughty And Nice (Venice, CA) – – The Propagator, Firestone Walker’s experimental small-batch brewing facility in SoCal has a new limited release that was brewed with Santa’s favorite midnight treat in mind.

Available exclusively at Firestone Walker’s online store and its three California locations, Firestone Propagator Series Kookie Monster is an 8% ABV Double Milk Stout crafted with Madagascar vanilla beans and cocoa nibs from Ghana to create a rich, chocolate and caramel-toffee malt profile.

(Courtesy AleSmith Brewing)

‘Tis The Season (San Diego, CA) – The holidays can be hard for those with less and AleSmith owners Peter and Vicky Zien release an annual small-batch offering that funds their charitable foundation Anvil of Hope, which in turns helps those in need. An unforgettable winter pleasure, AleSmith YuleSmith is an 8.5% Imperial Red Ale that does good while tasting great.

Monetary donations go a long way to helping Anvil of Hope programs benefitting low-income families, assistance to those who are on the brink of homelessness, food to needy families, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk youth, and those who are experiencing temporary hardships.

Serious Beer From The N/A Corner (Campbell, CA) – Non-Alcoholic beers have come a long way’s since your uncle used to order an O’Doul’s. And there’s a non-alcoholic brewery in Northern California, Surreal Brewing, which makes one of the most convincing buzz-free IPAs around. Sporting only 25 calories, 0g sugar and 4.9g of carbs, Surreal Juicy Mavs Hazy IPA is an award-winning buzz-free India Pale Ale with a dense tropical fruit and citrus character and a subtle, clean malt finish.

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